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Bashkir Construction Minister arrested on abuse of office charges

Minister for Construction and Architecture of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortastan Ramzil Kucharbayev has been apprehended on charges of abuse of office.

11:09 02.02.2021

Convicted ex-mayor of Vladivostok faces abuse of office trial

Investigation into an abuse of office case against ex-mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev convicted of corruption has been completed.

15:28 01.02.2021

Investigators urge to place Navalny’s spokesperson under house arrest

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to put Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson for Alexey Navalny, under house arrest until March 23 in a sanitary violation case.

14:46 01.02.2021

Genocide case opened over mass murders of Krasnodar Krai civilians in 1940s

A genocide case has been opened over mass shooting of civilians on Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, by Nazi criminals in 1942-1943.

14:53 27.01.2021

Two suspects in assault on law enforcement officers at illegal Moscow rally arrested

Two alleged participants of an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23 were arrested as part of a case over assault on law enforcement officers.

13:34 26.01.2021

Dutch journalist urges Russia’s Investigative Committee open case against The Insider Chief Editor

Dutch journalist Max van der Werff petitioned Russia’s Investigative Committee to open a criminal case over defamation against The Insider Editor in Chief Roman Dobrokhotov, who, as the journalist alleges, said that he had worked for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU).

17:53 25.01.2021

Four cases opened in Moscow over force against policemen at illegal January 23 rally

Four criminal cases have been opened in Moscow over the use of force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held on January 23.

10:48 25.01.2021

Former Ulyanovsk Region official sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement

A court has ordered a former head of the Ulyanovsk Region’s legislative assembly Igor Tikhonov to 5 years in prison for large-scale embezzlement.

11:59 22.01.2021

Probe into 1994 double homicide case against businessman Bykov completed

Investigation into the 1994 double murder case against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov has been completed.

14:34 21.01.2021

Arrest warrant issued in absentia for two defendants in crime lord murder case

A court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for two men allegedly involved in killing a crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009.

15:31 19.01.2021

Criminal case opened after ski resort avalanche in Russia’s Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Investigators have opened a negligence case after avalanching at a ski resort in Russia’s Karachay-Cherkess Republic.

10:24 19.01.2021

One more case initiated against suspended Mayor of Russia’s Tomsk

One more criminal case has been opened against suspended Mayor of Russia’s Tomsk Ivan Klyain.

11:44 18.01.2021

Probe into $19 mln bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko completed

Investigators have completed probe into a 1.4 billion-ruble (over $19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko.

12:49 15.01.2021

New criminal case opened against Navalny

A new criminal case has been launched against Alexey Navalny.

00:58 30.12.2020

Russian man fined $1,700 for publishing Nazi photos on Immortal Regiment site

A court fined resident of Russia’s Kemerovo Dmitry Borodayenko 125,000 rubles ($1,700) for publishing photos of Nazi criminals on the website of the Immortal Regiment movement.

15:23 28.12.2020

Criminal case over illegal entry into dwelling launched against opposition figure Sobol

Investigative authorities have opened a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling against opposition figure Lyubov Sobol.

17:00 25.12.2020

Regional student arrested on suspicion of preparation for terrorist act

A 17-year college student suspected of preparation for execution of a terrorist attack was arrested in Russia’s town of Tambov.

10:52 25.12.2020

Ex-head of Moscow Region’s district sentenced to 15 years for abuse of office

A court in Klin, a town near Moscow, on Thursday sentenced ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan to 15 years behind bars in a case over abuse of office and forgery.

16:37 24.12.2020

One more defendant in 1995 Budyonnovsk hostage crisis case sentenced to prison

One more former member of a notorious gang once led by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has been sentenced to 12 years in penal colony in a case over attack and taking hostages in Russia’s town of Budyonnovsk in 1995.

15:42 22.12.2020

Probe into attorney of notorious Russian defendants completed

Investigation into lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases has been completed.

10:53 17.12.2020